sand

stared into the dense treeline, the night air cooling the feverish heat radiating from my burnt arm. I had severed the Min

ing her like she was the most precious thing in the world

clearing shifted, coalescing into a towering fi

me

or cornering prey. The air grew heavy, thick with the scent of ozone and suppressed vio

airs. His eyes were two chips of obsidian, devoid of warmth. "I h

t looked at him, feeling a strange, det

na of this Pack-in title, if not in co

that what I am? Or am I just the placeholder you

. He loomed over me, blocking out the stars. "Do not test my

N

t absolute. Demetri froze, looking a

the sickness rattling in my chest. I took a breath, the n

ove her while I rot in your shadow." My voice gained strength, fueled by the

was terrifying. The forest

cold smile twisted his lips, terrifying in its lack of humor. He

ou think this is a fairy tale where you get to walk away? Your father sold your freedom f

s pricking my eyes despite m

"Is this about that pathetic scene with Chrissy? I

ent his skin touched mine, the spark-that cursed, electric jolt of the M

but in confusion. He pulled me closer, his eyes n

dizziness swaying th

o Alpha commander. He ignored my resistance, his hand moving to

d, panic beginning to claw a

, his voice leaving no room for argument. "Ad

linic

t Healer in the territory. If he examined me, if he ran even a basic sca

hile he pined for Isadora... he would take the baby. He wou

re from my throat,

ssandra the weak Omega; I was fighting as a mother. I clawed at his chest, my nail

in his arms like a wild animal. "I'm

to keep me from falling. He looked genuinely shocked by